101 |
Composite Materials Containing Aligned Nanotubes and the Production Thereof |
US13392124 |
2010-08-25 |
US20120208002A1 |
2012-08-16 |
Richard Ian Todd; Nicole Grobert; Geoffrey Otieno |
According to the present invention, there is provided a method of forming a composite material comprising nanotubes oriented in a matrix comprising a ceramic material, the method comprising the steps of: providing an array of substantially aligned nanotubes; providing a ceramic matrix material in the form of a solution; applying the solution to the nanotubes; allowing the solution to infiltrate into the array of nanotubes; and sintering the ceramic matrix material to form the composite material, wherein the nanotubes are substantially aligned in the ceramic matrix. Composite materials obtainable by said method are also provided. |
102 |
GLASS-CRYSTALLINE PARTICLE POWDERS INCLUDING A GLASS COMPONENT AND A CRYSTALLINE COMPONENT |
US12891218 |
2010-09-27 |
US20110233485A1 |
2011-09-29 |
Eric Lee Brantley; John T. Chaplinsky; Howard David Glicksman; James J. Krajewski; Brian J. Laughlin; Kurt Richard Mikeska; Lawrence V. Triboletti |
Disclosed is a plurality of glass-crystalline particles, wherein at least a portion of the glass-crystalline particles comprise a glass component and a crystalline component, and wherein the crystalline component comprises one or more metal oxides wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of: Zn, Ca, Sr, Mg, Ba, and mixtures thereof. |
103 |
Nanocrystal oxide/glass composite mesoporous powder or thin film, process for producing the same, and utilizing the powder or thin film, various devices, secondary battery and lithium storing device |
US10595856 |
2004-11-16 |
US07771871B2 |
2010-08-10 |
Haoshen Zhou; Itaru Homma |
The present invention aims to realize (1) manufacture of a mesoporous composite powder or thin film composed of nanocrystalline metal oxide—glass having a three-dimensional structure with a large specific surface area, (2) construction of a porous structure framework with nanocrystalline metal oxide crystal and a slight amount of glass phase (SiO2 or P2O5, B2O3), (3) control of crystal growth of metal oxide with a slight amount of glass phase (SiO2 or P2O5, B2O3), (4) simplification of the manufacturing process, and (5) use thereof in manufacture of a lithium intercalation electric device, photocatalytic device, solar battery and energy storage device. Provided are a nanocrystal oxide—glass mesoporous composite powder or thin film having a three-dimensional structure with regularly arranged mesopores, and a secondary battery comprising the same. |
104 |
Glass film, process for production thereof, and optical electronic device |
US11915467 |
2006-08-03 |
US07755286B2 |
2010-07-13 |
Tomohiro Okumura; Mitsuo Saitoh; Hironobu Inoue; Motoi Hatanaka |
Disclosed is a dense silicon oxide film having a high insulation resistance, which is a glass film having a certain level of thickness. Specifically, disclosed are a silicon oxide film, and a glass film comprising the silicon oxide film and silica particles incorporated in the silicon oxide film. The glass film can be produced by a process comprising the steps of: applying a paste comprising silica particles, an organic silicon compound which is in a liquid form at room temperature and water onto a substrate; and oxidizing the organic silicon compound in the paste. |
105 |
Geopolymer composites and structures formed therefrom |
US11126083 |
2005-05-09 |
US07745363B2 |
2010-06-29 |
George Halsey Beall; Linda Ruth Pinckney; Patrick David Tepesch; Steven Alvin Tietje |
Geopolymer composite materials having low coefficient of thermal expansion are disclosed. The materials are useful in high temperature applications due to their low coefficient of thermal expansion and high strength. Also disclosed is a boron modified water glass geopolymer composition that is compatible with ceramic particulate material such as cordierite and fused silica. The geopolymer composite may be extruded to form structures such as honeycomb monoliths, flow filters or used as a plugging or skinning cement and may be fired at temperatures at or below 1100° C. Both the structures and the cement have high green and fired strength, a low coefficient of thermal expansion, and good acid durability. The cost of manufacturing objects using the material of the present invention is substantially reduced, in comparison with typically production methods of cordierite based bodies, due to the substantially shortened firing times. |
106 |
NANOPARTICLE-DISPERSED FINE GLASS BEADS HAVING A CAVITY THEREIN, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME |
US12578051 |
2009-10-13 |
US20100129455A1 |
2010-05-27 |
Norio MURASE; Ping YANG; Masanori ANDO |
The present invention provides fine silicon-containing glass beads each having one or more cavities therein and containing nanoparticles in a glass phase of each of the silicon-containing glass beads, and a method of producing such glass beads, and also provides silicon-containing glass beads containing nanoparticles, which may be identical to or different from the nanoparticles in the glass phase, and a functional material such as pharmaceutical molecules (e.g., materials having fluorescent properties, magnetic properties, drug effects, etc.), and a method of producing such glass beads.The present invention relates to silicon-containing glass beads each having one or more cavities therein and having an average particle diameter of 20 nm to 1 μm, the silicon-containing glass beads containing nanoparticles A in the silicon-containing glass phase, and also containing a functional material in the cavity. |
107 |
GLASS FILM, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND OPTICAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE |
US11915467 |
2006-08-03 |
US20090224672A1 |
2009-09-10 |
Tomohiro Okumura; Mitsuo Saitoh; Hironobu Inoue; Motoi Hatanaka |
Disclosed is a dense silicon oxide film having a high insulation resistance, which is a glass film having a certain level of thickness. Specifically, disclosed are a silicon oxide film, and a glass film comprising the silicon oxide film and silica particles incorporated in the silicon oxide film. The glass film can be produced by a process comprising the steps of: applying a paste comprising silica particles, an organic silicon compound which is in a liquid form at room temperature and water onto a substrate; and oxidizing the organic silicon compound in the paste. |
108 |
Polycrystalline abrasive compacts |
US11729598 |
2007-03-29 |
US20070234646A1 |
2007-10-11 |
Antionette Can; Anna Mochubele; Geoffrey Davies; Johannes Myburgh |
A method of manufacturing polycrystalline abrasive elements consisting of micron, sub-micron or nano-sized ultrahard abrasives dispersed in micron, sub-micron or nano-sized matrix materials. A plurality of ultrahard abrasive particles having vitreophilic surfaces are coated with a matrix precursor material in a refined colloidal process and then treated to render them suitable for sintering. The matrix precursor material can be converted to an oxide, nitride, carbide, oxynitride, oxycarbide, or carbonitride, or an elemental form thereof. The coated ultrahard abrasive particles are consolidated and sintered at a pressure and temperature at which they are crystallographically or thermodynamically stable. |
109 |
Geopolymer composites and structures formed therefrom |
US11126083 |
2005-05-09 |
US20060251909A1 |
2006-11-09 |
George Beall; Linda Pinckney; Patrick Tepesch; Steven Tietje |
Geopolymer composite materials having low coefficient of thermal expansion are disclosed. The materials are useful in high temperature applications due to their low coefficient of thermal expansion and high strength. Also disclosed is a boron modified water glass geopolymer composition that is compatible with ceramic particulate material such as cordierite and fused silica. The geopolymer composite may be extruded to form structures such as honeycomb monoliths, flow filters or used as a plugging or skinning cement and may be fired at temperatures at or below 1100° C. Both the structures and the cement have high green and fired strength, a low coefficient of thermal expansion, and good acid durability. The cost of manufacturing objects using the material of the present invention is substantially reduced, in comparison with typically production methods of cordierite based bodies, due to the substantially shortened firing times. |
110 |
Protective ceramic coating |
US10528752 |
2003-10-03 |
US20060147699A1 |
2006-07-06 |
Partho Sarkar; Lorne Johanson; Florin Esanu |
This invention relates to a composite coating for protection of metal, glass and ceramic substrates and a method of producing same. The coating process consists of: depositing a ceramic porous coating made of a ceramic filler and a binding phase consisting of a finely divided glass and a ceramic sol; sintering the coating by a heat treatment up to 700° C.; and, optionally sealing the porous ceramic coating with an inorganic sealant or an organic sealant, or a combination thereof. |
111 |
Conductive layer for biaxially oriented semiconductor film growth |
US11245721 |
2005-10-06 |
US20060033160A1 |
2006-02-16 |
Alp Findikoglu; Vladimir Matias |
A conductive layer for biaxially oriented semiconductor film growth and a thin film semiconductor structure such as, for example, a photodetector, a photovoltaic cell, or a light emitting diode (LED) that includes a crystallographically oriented semiconducting film disposed on the conductive layer. The thin film semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a first electrode deposited on the substrate; and a semiconducting layer epitaxially deposited on the first electrode. The first electrode includes a template layer deposited on the substrate and a buffer layer epitaxially deposited on the template layer. The template layer includes a first metal nitride that is electrically conductive and has a rock salt crystal structure, and the buffer layer includes a second metal nitride that is electrically conductive. The semiconducting layer is epitaxially deposited on the buffer layer. A method of making such a thin film semiconductor structure is also described. |
112 |
Magnetic glass particles, method for their preparation and uses thereof |
US11128024 |
2005-05-11 |
US20050266462A1 |
2005-12-01 |
Kurt Weindel; Michael Riedling; Albert Geiger |
This invention relates to magnetic particles having a glass surface which are substantially spherical. This invention also relates to methods for making them, as well as to suspensions thereof and their uses for the purification of DNA or RNA in particular in automated processes. |
113 |
Process for manufacturing ceramic resistors, and ceramic resistors thereof |
US11074012 |
2005-03-08 |
US20050202953A1 |
2005-09-15 |
Gian Soraru'; Vincenzo Sglavo; Sergio Ceschini |
The present invention relates to a process for the production of ceramic resistors using of the sol-gel process, comprising filling moulds with a sol obtained using at least one silicon alkoxide and at least one ceramic powder and exposing the moulds thus filled to a pyrolytic environment, in such a way as to obtain the ceramic resistors. |
114 |
Pigmented vitreous material |
US09686642 |
2000-10-10 |
US06524382B1 |
2003-02-25 |
Patrice Bujard; Véronique Hall-Goulle; Zhimin Hao; Hitoshi Nagasue; Gerardus De Keyzer |
The present application relates to a process for the manufacture of pigmented vitreous materials, as well as to pigmented vitreous materials, characterized by the use of soluble pigment precursors and preferably the absence of significant amounts of dispersants. These pigmented vitreous materials can be used as colored materials for any known purposes. Soluble pigment precursors comprising a partial structure are also claimed, wherein X1 is an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring, B is hydrogen or a group of the formula but at least one group B is not hydrogen, and L is a solubilizing group. |
115 |
Silicate material and process for fabricating silicate material |
US09353898 |
1999-07-15 |
US06423770B1 |
2002-07-23 |
Howard E. Katz |
A silicate material, comprising a silicate domain and one or more substantially nonsilicate domains. The material is produced by mixing a templating mixture with a precured resin and one or more resin precursors. The templating mixture is preferably comprised of one or more surfactants, one or more alcohols and water. A precured resin is formed by reacting one or more silicate resin precursors with water, and preferably in the presence of a co-solvent and a catalyst. The precured resin is mixed with the templating mixture and preferably with an additional amount of one or more silicate precursors. The invention also includes a method for fabricating the silicate material, a holographic medium, an optical article, and a method for fabricating an optical article. |
116 |
Sol-gel-based composite materials for direct-write electronics applications |
US09777965 |
2001-02-07 |
US20010046933A1 |
2001-11-29 |
Robert
L.
Parkhill; Steven
M.
Coleman; Edward
T.
Knobbe |
Sol-gel-derived null0-3 compositenull ceramics are provided for application to electronics components directly written onto low-temperature substrates. The 0-3 composite materials are prepared from a mixture of liquid-phase and solid-phase constituents, as are the pastes conventionally used to prepare thick-film materials for the electronics industry. The prepared 0-3 composites exhibit several advantages, including substantial reductions in (1) processing temperatures, (2) solvent concentrations, and (3) organic post-processing-residual concentrations. In addition, the rapid removal of solvent during application is compatible with such rapid prototyping methods as laser densification. The 0-3 composites may be deposited onto plastic substrates while still meeting expected performance standards. Therefore, the direct writing of electronics components onto such low-temperature substrates as plastic may be achieved using sol-gel-based 0-3 composites. The process is useful for resistors, capacitors, insulators, inductors and conductors. |
117 |
Composite materials |
US09297574 |
1999-05-03 |
US06187426B1 |
2001-02-13 |
Gerhard Jonschker; Martin Mennig; Helmut Schmidt; Rainer Angenendt |
A composite material is described which is characterized by a substrate based on glass fibers, mineral fibers or derived timber products and by a nanocomposite which is in functional contact with said substrate and is obtainable by surface modification of a) colloidal inorganic particles with b) one or more silanes of the general formula (I) Rx—Si—A4-x (I) where the radicals A are identical or different and are hydroxyl groups or groups which can be removed hydrolytically, except methoxy, the radicals R are identical or different and are groups which cannot be removed hydrolytically and x is 0, 1, 2 or 3, where x≧1 in at least 50 mol % of the silanes; under the conditions of the sol-gel process with a below-stoichiometric amount of water, based on the hydrolysable groups which are present, with formation of a nanocomposite sol, and further hydrolysis and condensation of the nanocomposite sol, if desired, before it is brought into contact with the substrate, followed by curing. |
118 |
Magnet and method for manufacturing a magnet |
US823669 |
1997-03-24 |
US5932498A |
1999-08-03 |
John Beeteson; Andrew Knox; Christopher Carlo Pietrzak |
A chemically-machinable glass-magnet composition comprising a photosensitive chemically machinable glass having a magnetic material in admit therewith, wherein the photosensitive chemically machinable glass is formed of SiO.sub.2 --Li.sub.2 O--Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 containing photosensitive materials selected from silver, gold and copper and a cerium dioxide sensitizer; and the magnetic material is a Ni-Cu-Zn ferrite. |
119 |
Ultrafine particle dispersed glassy material and method |
US615639 |
1996-03-13 |
US5679466A |
1997-10-21 |
Toru Noguchi; Kazuo Goto; Sigehiko Hayashi; Masahito Kawahara; Susumu Murakami; Yoshio Yamaguchi; Shigehito Deki |
A particle dispersed glassy material includes ultrafine metal particles that are present in a high concentration. The particles are surrounded by a fixation component and, optionally, can be surrounded by a skeleton forming component. The glassy material is produced by firing a substrate having a film thereon that includes a polymer composite having the ultrafine particles uniformly dispersed therein, a fixation reagent and, optionally, a skeleton forming reagent under relatively mild conditions that do not damage the substrate. A method of making the glassy material includes the steps of making a film-forming composition that includes the polymer composite, the fixation reagent and, optionally, the skeleton forming reagent, applying the composition to a substrate, drying the applied composition to produce a film and firing the film to produce the glassy material. |
120 |
Method for making low density ceramic composites |
US463811 |
1995-06-05 |
US5635454A |
1997-06-03 |
Anna L. Baker; Darryl F. Garrigus |
A cold surface is obtained by coating a mat of ceramic particles that are bound together with a sol-gel binder and cooling the surface with a cryogen that wicks to the surface through pores in the mat. |